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Leftover Big Bang light helps calculate how massive faraway galaxies are South Pole Telescope - Aurora

Leftover Big Bang light helps calculate how massive faraway galaxies are

Feb 6, 2020
April 18 live webcast to highlight ‘Secrets of the Universe’s First Light’

April 18 live webcast to highlight ‘Secrets of the Universe’s First Light’

Apr 17, 2014
Ultracold Big Bang experiment successfully simulates evolution of early universe

Ultracold Big Bang experiment successfully simulates evolution of early universe

Aug 28, 2013
Supercomputer recreates universe from big bang to today

Supercomputer recreates universe from big bang to today

Argonne supercomputer Mira to run simulation tracing evolution of universe

Sep 12, 2012

Space.com

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees to lecture on mysteries of universe April 11

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees to lecture on mysteries of universe April 11

Apr 6, 2011
New names of ancient minerals honor scientists

New names of ancient minerals honor scientists

Andrew Davis (left) and Lawrence Grossman pioneered study of the solar system’s chemical origins. Their new namesakes are minerals from the oldest known rocks.

Jul 20, 2010

Steve Koppes

Edward Kolb

Edward ''Rocky'' Kolb

Title: Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Expertise: Cosmology, Big Bang, Dark energy, Dark matter, Space exploration

Departmental website: https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/edward-rocky-w.-kolb/

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